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New York Gov. David A. Paterson's poll numbers are still awful, but after the free-fall of the past several months, the slight uptick registered in the new Siena Research Institute poll is no doubt welcome news for him. The poll, conducted June 15 through 18, found that 31 percent of registered voters now have a favorable opinion of Paterson, up from 27 percent last month. Fifty-seven percent had an unfavorable view of the Democratic governor, down from 60 percent in May.

That however, was about the only glimmer of hope in the poll. Just 15 of voters said they would elect Paterson in 2010, while 70 percent said they would prefer someone else, nearly identical to the response in May. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, meanwhile, won a hypothetical primary match-up against Paterson 69 percent to 16 percent, an even larger spread than in May. Cuomo also hit his highest favorability rating ever recorded by Siena, at 71 percent. Forty-six percent of respondents said they would prefer to see Cuomo run for governor, versus 35 percent who said he should run for re-election as Attorney General.

-Emily Cadei

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